Sergeant York – Captured 132 German Soldiers Pretty Much Single Handed In WWI – Battle Scene
Sergeant Alvin York was seemingly born to a hardscrabble existence and anonymity in death, but World War One changed that forever. The story of York is…
Watch Aircraft Carrier USS Kitty Hawk Sail Through Huge Waves During Massive Storm
Ever since the Aircraft Carrier replaced the battleship as the queen of the sea, it has defined what modern sea power is all about. However,…
1453: The Fall of Constantinople and the end of the Roman Empire
The Roman Empire didn’t end with the 476 depositions of the Western Emperor Romulus or the Fall of Rome. It continued with solid momentum in…
The Military Innovations Of One Of The Most Terrifying European Conquerors, Napoleon Bonaparte
The success of Napoleon Bonaparte stands as a testament to his extraordinary talent as a general. For twenty years, his armies dominated the battlefields of…
Honor Flight Takes Veterans to See WW2 Memorial in Washington DC
The Greater Peoria Honor Flight is preparing to take twenty WWII veterans to see the WWII memorial in Washington, D.C. One of them, Bob Shaver,…
A Feast for Second World War Collectors
Price records were broken last week with the D-Day auction of all contents of the Normandy Tank Museum. The auction by Artcurial of Paris was…
Watch 92 Year Old 101st Airborne Veteran Jim Martin Run “Currahee!” – Amazing!
Jim “Pee Wee” Martin – An original “Toccoa Man” of Col. Sink’s 506th PIR / 101st Airborne Division in WWII runs “Currahee Mountain” in Surrey,…
A Huge WW2 Naval Battle in the Pacific – But None Of The Ships Could See Each Other!
From the 4th to 8th of May 1942, the Japanese and American fleets in the Pacific made history. For the first time ever, a naval…
Fast Facts: America’s Newest Stealth Bomber
Aircraft manufacturer Northrop Grumman in winning the competition for a new strategic bomber, the B-21, has set to work on design and engineering for the…
American Marine Who Survived Dreadful Injuries in The Korean War
Reading a work of fiction about combat experience in war can leave the reader feeling uncomfortable and disconcerted. Reading an actual account of wartime from…
The Assignment of a Lifetime – Secret Service Agent Transporting Incredibly Valuable Documents
It may have been the greatest assignment of Secret Service agent Harry E. Neal’s life. Neal had started his work day on December 26, 1941,…
Colorado World War II Veteran Celebrates His 100th Birthday
As he took refuge in a foxhole at an English air base to shield himself from German rockets droning above him, George Brienza questioned if…